School Support Fund Increase
Urged by State Superintendent
Rising public school costs in Oregon should be met by Increasing
the basic school support fund levy and otherwise staying within the
framework of present state legislation on schools, in the opinion of
Dr. Rex Putnam, state superintendent of public instruction.
Putnam in a report to Gov. John H. Hall Monday, predicted school
costs will rise to a point between $75,000,000 and $90,000,000 in the
next five years if present trends
continue. Total school expendi
tures for 1948-49 are estimated at
$60,000,000.
"It is our belief,' Putnam said,
"that by increasing the basic
school support fund levy sub
stantially and setting aside $2,000.
000 of this levy during the next
biennium for construction aid to
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distressed school districts which
are bonded to the limit, the school
problem would be met so far as
the state is concerned."
The report emphasized that new
school buildings and equipment
4 must be provided to care for the
projected growth of the school sys
tem. Examples of school districts
which have bonded to the limit and
are still unable to cope with their
educational requirements included
mention of Sweet Home Rock
wood neaT Portland, Canyonville,
Keizer and Springfield.
The report emjhasized that the
only source of income, other than
state aid, which, a school district
has is the property tax. Putnam,
said as a result of the lag in as
sessed valuatipn, inflation and in
creased population, and .despite
state aid of slightly less than $17,
000,000 per year, the average rate
on - local property for school dis
trict taxes has advanced from 15
mills in 1940 to in excess of 35
mills in 1948.
Collins Service
Set in Portland
Funeral services for Mrs. Wil
liam Collins, well known Salem
woman who died in Portland Sat
urday, will be held in Portland
today at 9:30 a, m. with conclud
ing services in Mt, Calvary cem
etery. Mrs. Collins, wife of William
Collins, attorney for the State
highway department, died sudden
ly while on a busihes trip with
her husband. The couple have
lived in the Fisher apartments in
Salem for the past 11 years. '
Other survivors are four sisters
including Mrs. Lillian Longie of
iaiem.
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Eight Injured
In Salem Area
Road Mishaps
Weekend traffic mishaps that
claimed two lives in the Salem
area also brought injuries to eight
other persons.
A pedestrian, Mrs. Lepha M.
Stratemeyer, 20, of 2505 State St.,
was reported in good condition
Monday in Salem General hospital
where she was taken after being
hit Sunday by a car while cross
ing Commercial street at Center
street
Mrs. R. M. Schindler, Salem
aoute 8, driver of the vehicle, was
fined $50 in municipal court for
failure to yield right-of-way to a
pedestrian. Half of the fine was
suspended.
Two University of Oregon stu
dents, Richard Martin of Spring
field and Herman Lind of Port
land, were taken to the Oregon
City hospital Sunday after a col
lision at Hubbard. Their auto
struck another driven by C. S.
Russell of Victoria, B. C, on high
way 99E. Their condition was re
ported good on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Stephens,
Dallas route 2, are recovering in
Salem General hospital from in
juries suffered when their car
went out of control on the Salem
Dallas highway Saturday night
near Holman park.
A witness said the lights appar
ently failed on the Stephens car
causing the vehicle to miss a turn,
leap a ditch and shear a power
pole. The car landed on its top
in a field completely wrecked.
Mrs. Velma Henderson, 3940 N.
River rd., was treated by Salem
first aid attendants Sunday for
face cuts suffered when the car in
which she was riding struck a
power pole near the intersection
of South street and Maple ave
nue. Police said Clarence A. Hunt,
1120 Candlewod dr., was the
driver.
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20-30 Club to Entertain
Families with Party
Members of the Salem 20-30
will entertain their wives and kid
dies in a Christmas party tonight
at the Gold Arrow restaurant
starting at 6:30 o'clock.
Robert Ingle, in charge of the
annual event, requested members
to bring gifts for their children for
the gift exchange. After Santa
Claus makes an appearance the
children will be entertained by a
motion picture.
Planning Group to Hear
Zone Change Proposals
Three public hearings before the
Salem planning and zoning com
mission are scheduled for its meet
ing at 7:30 tonight in city hall.
Proposals around which the
hearings center are a zone change
to permit replacement of a present
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WHY CONSERVATION 18 NECESSARY
electricity. It brings a pick-up in industrial production which means still
more power use. AH this reaches a maximum between 4 :30 and 6 :30 P.M.
when thousands of housewives start preparing dinner and thousands of
men and children start using water (most of it heated electrically) to clean
up. The result is that the total power available from all present Northwest
power sources can barely cope with the demand. A serious breakdown
can occur unless you help during these peak hours.
Portland General
Children's Home to Expand
The proposed new cottage at the WCTU Children's Farm home near
Corvallis will look Uke the above architect's sketch, when completed
about next May.
Walter Nelson
Held Following
Rape Charge "
Walter Nelson, a transient, will
be arraigned in Marion county
district court today on a rape
charge growing out of a complaint
signed by the mother of a 15-year-old
Salem girl.
The mother signed the com
plaint Monday and District Judge
Joseph B. Felton set Nelson's bail
at $3,500. Nelson is in the city
jail serving a 10-day sentence on
an intoxication charge.
Police said they arrested Nel
son and the girl in a parked cir
in the 2300 block of Fairgrounds
road Thursday. Another juvenile
girl and Donald H. Posey, a tran
sient, were also in the vehicle at
the time, officers stated. Posey is
serving a sentence for vagrancy
and the girl was released to her
parents.
Police said the two girls, ages
15 and 17, and a 16-year-old gin
who was with the party earlier
comprised the trio of local girls
who had been reported missing
that day.
UNIONS DISCUSS OFFER
CHICAGO, Dec. 20-P7 Repre
sentatives of 16 non-operating rail
road unions today discussed a
fact-finding board's recommenda
tion that their salaries be raised
and hours shortened, but no de
tails were discussed.
TROOPS LOCKED IX WAR
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Dec. 20
(JP)- A Costa Rican general staff
bulletin tonight said government
forces had engaged a rebel group
at San Miguel de Sarapiqui, about
40 miles north of San Jose.
service station at Market and Cap
itol streets, a zone change to per
mit business development on South
Commercial street across from the
Fisher apartments and a vacation
of Calmar court.
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Many Attend
Annual Party
At Richmond
Several hundred parents, teach
ers and pupils attended the Rich
mond grade school Parent-Teacher
association's annual Christmas
party in the school auditorium
Monday night.
In a Christmas pantomine Mary
Lynn Stevens was reader while the
sixth grade choir furnished a back
ground of carols. The chorus was
accompanied by Mrs. Carmen Jen-
mson and directed by John Black. ,
Frank B. Bennett, superintend- i
ent of Salem public schools, gave
the Christmas story.
Three club scouts who received
Webelas awards during the party
were Don Hanson, Robert McCand
lish and Don Patterson.
In a short business session the
PTA voted to sponsor a Brownie '
and Girl Scout troop- Mrs. Leslie i
Morris will direct the girl troop
and Mrs. Elmer Amundson the
Brownie organization.
Valley Obituaries
Elliott Prairie William Harris
on, 74, well known farmer of this
area, died Monday in an Oregon
City hospital following a long ill
ness. Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
May Harrison Elliott Prairie;
three children, Ralph Harrison,
Elliott Prairie, Merton Harrison,
Wood burn and Mrs. Hazel Tyler
of Woodburn; a brother in Hat
field, Minn., and four grandchil
dren. Funeral services will be held
from the Ringo chapel in Wood
bum Wednesday at 2 p. m.
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IN times when electricity must
be used sparingly there are
several ways to maintain your
cooking reputation and still
save power. For instance, cook
vegetables and meats in very
little water. The food will retain
more vitamins and minerals this
way. Bake your main dish and
also potatoes, vegetables and
dessert in the oven at the same
time ; and use the cooker pot for
other nourishing, easy meals.
Remember too, to switch your
electric range to low heat when
foods come to full steam and
to use the smallest heating
surface possible for all foods.
equipment using
Electric Company
District Six Residents Charge
Union School Illegally Formed
A charge that north Marion
county union high school 6 was
illegally and irregularly formed
earlier this year was lodged in
Marion county circuit court Mon
day. The contention was filed by
three residents of Butteville
school district. They are William
G. Gooding, Jack Murray and
Edwin J. Miller. Their charge
was contained in an answer to a
petition filed by the district re
cently seeking court approval of
the organization of the district.
Marion County Circuit Judge
E. M. Page designated February
8 to 10 as hearing dates on the
petition.
Answer Filed
In their answer filed Monday,
the Butteville men asked that the
organization of the district be de
clared invalid. They charged that
preliminary elections and the
main organizational election last
May were done on the basis of
including all of Butteville district
into the new union district.
However, it is alleged in the an
swer, the district now contends it
contains only that portion of
Butteville district lying within
Marion county. The rest of Butte
ville district lies in Clackamas
county and is contained in a
Clackamas county union high
school district.
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Other districts which make up
the ' north Marion county union
high district 6 include Donald,
Hubbard, White, Broadacres and
that portion of Aurora district ly
ing in Marion county.
In the original petition seeking
validation of the new district it
is contended that at the May 27
organizational election in each of
the five districts a majority of all
votes cast and a majority of all
districts voting were in favor of
forming the union high district 6.
Reasons Stated
The three Butteville residents
Monday, however, stated that
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their district did not vote to Join
the union high district. It is also
alleged that unqualified voters
were allowed to vote, that a ma
jority of the qualified voters in
the district did not vote and that
election notices did not contain
the same property descriptions as
is outlined in the validating petition.
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C A. Newman Rites
Scheduled Today
C. A. Newman, 79, of 3613 N.E.
70th it., Portland and father of
C. Lester Newman of Salem, died
in a Portland hospital Sunday.
Other survivors are his widow,
Mrs. C. A. Newman oft Portland,
and another son, Claude ' A. New
man of San Francisco. H
Funeral services will he held at
1p.m. today at the Colonial mor
tuary in Portland. Graveside er
vices will follow in Belcrest Mem
orial park in Salem at 3:30 p. m.
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